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The Fat Controller
Sir Topham Hatt has always loved engines. Find out all about the Fat Controller in this story devoted to the man in charge!
- GenresPicture Books
Paperback
First published August 29, 2011
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W. Awdry
1,113 books110 followersWilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, better known as the Rev. W. Awdry, was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series.
The characters that would make Awdry famous, and the first stories featuring them, were invented in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. The first book (The Three Railway Engines) was published in 1945, and by the time Awdry stopped writing in 1972, The Railway Series numbered 26 books. Christopher subsequently added further books to the series.
The characters that would make Awdry famous, and the first stories featuring them, were invented in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. The first book (The Three Railway Engines) was published in 1945, and by the time Awdry stopped writing in 1972, The Railway Series numbered 26 books. Christopher subsequently added further books to the series.
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December 14, 2019
This is actually the story of how the Fat Controller goes to buy a new tank engine and purchases Percy. I have to say that I always roll my eyes at the line 'There were fewer trains than usual, but the passengers didn't complain because they knew 3 naughty engines were being taught a lesson.' That owuld never happen!
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